Sponsor |  Janiedoe | Sep 19, 2004 11:05am | For years I have been using my good old Canon Eos 1000 analog SLR camera when making pictures. A few days ago I bought a new one: Canon Eos 300D, a digital SLR camera. I have been waiting for an affordable digital SLR camera for ages, and now I have one that is compatible with my old flash and lenses.
There is one thing that worries me a lot: I am so used to the old camera and real film that I know exactly what to expect when I have my film developed. Now I have to get used to a new camera and lens as well as the software to modify the pictures if necessary. In the past I never had to edit the photos; what I shot was what I got, and most of the time the shots were more than just OK.
Does anyone have any good links and tips/tricks that can help a digital camera newbie?
BTW, my "avatar" photo was taken with a digicam on a USB stick - not even a diplay to see the preview on this baby ;-) I have made no corrections except for cropping the picture. I guess it was a lucky shot, but I expect to make much better pictures with my new camera when I get used to it. |
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Sponsor | | primeirocrime | Sep 19, 2004 11:12am | there is photo.net. lots of stuff and not just digital.
the GIMP windows /www2.arnes.si/~sopjsimo/gimp/stable.html">the windows gimp version
the GIMP BOOK
if you want to spend some money get Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. But I swear by the gimp.
And don't stop your analogic photos |
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Sponsor | | Janiedoe | Sep 19, 2004 11:35am | | I already have an older version of Photoshop (version 5) and Photoshop Elements 2 shipped with the camera in addition to a bunch of other tools that I have never used before. The amount of software is enough to make me regret that I bought the camera, and I work for a computer company and do high end troubleshooting on a daily basis!! |
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Sponsor | | jani | Sep 19, 2004 10:46pm | I'd say, in most of the cases you'll do fine if you use these easy tools in Photoshop: Crop, Levels and Unsharp mask. And maybe Saturation, Color correction and Curves in some cases.
Next you might want to learn selecting only part of the picture and making some subtle corrections to only the selected area and using layers.
I'm not an expert of any kind, it's just that I've been struggling with these same issues. |
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Sponsor | | Janiedoe | Sep 20, 2004 11:54am | | So what about sites where I can post my pictures for free - if I work up enough courage to do so? I know about Photobucket. Are there any other sites out there? |
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Sponsor | | Mork | Sep 20, 2004 7:54pm | | Hi Janie. Photoshop is a powerful piece of software, but it can be difficult to use for a beginner. I bought a book several years ago, and I found spending quality time reading this book and trying all the stuff was the quickest way to learn. I'm sure there are a ton of Photoshop user web sites, too, but I don't have any links for you. Sometimes experience is the best teacher. You will find that in the digital world, you will have more control over how your photos look -- color, color saturation, etc. It's a brave new frontier -- good luck! |
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Sponsor | | mozz | Sep 20, 2004 11:24pm | | Hi Janie, at least you have already converted from SLR to digital. I've been contemplating to go digital myself and the temptation is great. It's like you shoot a pic and u know what's the outcome of it in an instant. Long gone the days when the anticipation to see how the photo will turn out when developing it. |
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Sponsor | | primeirocrime | Sep 21, 2004 8:26am | | oh don't kill analogic just yet...celuloid is still a nice medium. |
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Sponsor | | Janiedoe | Sep 21, 2004 11:01am | 8: I haven't converted from SLR to digital - both camera bodies are SLR's, one is analog, the other is digital. The good thing about an SLR camera is that I can see through the lens and therefore know what will be captured. Only when I upload the pictures to my harddisk will I know just HOW good they are, though. Being critical, I will most likely see a lot of errors.
9: No way am I giving up my analog photos! I love using real film, I even have b/w lab equipment - wish I had time to use it, though. I like picking up my film and developed photos to see if they turned out OK or not. I feel a little nervous every time I pick up a new batch, and most of the time I am pleasantly surprised :-) |
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